"We have a good-sized idea on the pay question.

Now, when you go to Dugout City next you might wire the president of the S.B.

& L.railroad, at Denver, or the president of the A.G.

& N.M., at Tucson, Arizona, and ask those gentlemen whether we are in the habit of making good on large pay." "How much will you young men want ?" "For work of this character," replied Tom, after a few moments of thought, during which Harry Hazelton was silent, "we shall want six hundred dollars a month, each, with two hundred dollars apiece added for the fighting risk." "The fighting risk ?" questioned Mr.Dunlop.
"Well, we shall have Dolph Gage and his crowd to guard against, won't we ?" Reads counter-questioned.
"But such pay is absurd!" he protested.
"From your view-point, very likely, sir.

From our view-point it will be very ordinary compensation, and nothing but our desire to learn more about mining will tempt us to go into it at the figure we have named." "Your price puts your services out of the question for my company," replied Mr.Dunlop, with a shake of his head.
"Very good, sir," Tom rejoined pleasantly.